| New Brochure Needs Help! |
 Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota has rewritten our "Do All You Can" brochure and renamed it "When We Help Children". The new brochure includes information on the five protective factors as well as family support techniques from The Wakanheza Project. This is where you come in. The new brochure needs help! We need your feedback and input on ways we can improve the brochure even more.
- What other important information would you like to see included?
- Will this brochure be effective in your work with families?
- Does this brochure help you know what to do when you see stressful interactions between adults and children in public?
Please send your reactions, comments, suggestions, and thoughts to pcamn@pcamn.org. You may also fax your suggestions to 651-523-0380.
You may view and print out our new brochure here. Thank you so much for your continued support of our work and for being a valuable part of our prevention efforts in Minnesota. |
| July Videoconference: Preventing Child Neglect by Building on Community and Family Strengths | Tuesday, July 13, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. to Noon This videoconference will be broadcast to multiple counties throughout Minnesota (Becker, Blue Earth, Carlton, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Stevens, and Winona) and will focus on the prevention of child neglect. Our agenda includes:
- Understanding Child Neglect - Connie Skillingstad
- Understanding Poverty - Jennifer Skuza
- A Strategy to Prevent Neglect: End Poverty - A Minnesota Without Poverty 2020
- More Strategies to Prevent Neglect: Promoting Protective Factors - Joanne Mooney
Neglect is the most common form of child maltreatment, and it can have devastating effects on a child that may last throughout his or her lifetime. This videoconference will help participants understand these effects as well as learn about hopeful new strategies for dealing with the causes of neglect. You may register for the videoconference here. |
| A First Look at Early Learning Digest |
The first edition of the Early Learning Digest has been released on the MN parents Know website. The goal of this effort is to reach parents of young children in their workplace with Help Me Grow, research-based child development and parenting information. The Early Learning Digest is developed in partnership with the Working Family Resource Center (WFRC) and MDE. WFRC works with over 100 businesses, and this digest is primarily designed to be distributed electronically by these business to their employees.
The digest can be used with parents in many settings including home visits, parenting education classes, clinics, child care programs, or community events. This and future issues will be posted on www.MNParentsKnow.info for easy and regular access.
Please share this bi-monthly resource with families participating in your programs, staff, and other community members.
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| Healing Field Flags are Still Available |
 The Child Abuse Prevention Healing Field was held April 30 to May 2, and it was spectacular. You may view photos of the event here. There are still flags available for purchase! Follow this link to order flags, and we will deliver them to you. It's not too late to get a beautiful flag and help prevent child abuse and neglect in Minnesota.
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| Join us for breakfast or an evening snack! |
Come to our Prevention Perks gathering in the morning on June 16 (8:00 am) or on July 6 in the evening (5:00 pm). Email Lesley Chester at lchester@pcamn.org for more information. Learn more here. |
| PCAMN Events |
PCAMN Videoconference "Preventing Child Neglect by Building on Community and Family Strengths" on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. to Noon. Register here.
"Walk To End Child Abuse" is Saturday, September 18th. Link.
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| Prevention Partner Events |
Community Empowerment Through Black Men Healing in partnership with 100 Black Men Take A Stand want to invite you to the "A Call to Action Conference" taking place on June 24th and 25th at the Sabathani Community Center, 310 E. 38th Street in Minneapolis. For more information go to www.healingbrothers.com. |
| Circle of ParentsŪ | |
We offer free community-based support groups for parents and children. Click here for more information. |
| PCAMN Links |
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ParentPower
January 2010 Newsletter from the Parent Leadership Team
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